MOVIE

Blood of the Beasts

Name: Blood of the Beasts
Director: Georges Franju
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1949-01-01
Cast: Georges Hubert, Nicole Ladmiral, Alfred Macquart, Maurice Griselle, André Brunier

An early example of ultra-realism, this movie contrasts the quiet, bucolic life in the outskirts of Paris with the harsh, gory conditions inside the nearby slaughterhouses. Describes the fate of the animals and that of the workers in graphic detail.

An early example of ultra-realism, this movie contrasts the quiet, bucolic life in the outskirts of Paris with the harsh, gory conditions inside the n… + more

Original Title

Le Sang des bêtes

Release Date

1949-01-01

Year

1949

Duration

23m

Status

Released

Score

7.50

Genres

Documentary

Production

Forces et voix de la France

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Cast

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Georges Hubert

Narrator (voice)

Nicole Ladmiral

Narrator (voice)

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Alfred Macquart

Himself, horse slaughterer

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Maurice Griselle

Himself, cow slaughterer

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André Brunier

Poleaxer

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Henri Fournel

Butcher